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Fourth Edition
By
Nikolai Bogduk, BSc(Med), MB, BS, MD, PhD, DSc, DipAnat, Dip PainMed, FAFRM(RACP), FAFMM, FFFPM(ANZCA), Professor of Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Medicine,
University of Newcastle; Director, Newcastle Bone and Joint Institute, Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Description
A foundation textbook for those requiring an understanding of the structure and biomechanics of the lumbar spine and sacrum. The book
aims to bring together in one source all of the elements of anatomy and biomechanics which are clinically relevant to the study of lumbar
spinal pain. The text has been designed and presented in a format which makes it suitable for use by physiotherapists, occupational therapists,
manual therapists and post graduate medical students in fields concerned with the management and prevention of back pain and related conditions such as rheumatology, orthopaedics, occupational medicine, ergonomics' rehabilitation.
Audience
All those concerned with the management and prevention of back pain. In particular students (at undergraduate and postgraduate levels) and clinicians in all manual therapy related professions.
Contents
The lumbar vertebrae
The inter-body joints and the intervertebral discs
The zygapophysial joints
The ligaments of the lumbar
spine
The lumbar lordosis and the vertebral canal
The sacrum
Basic biomechanics
Movements of the lumbar spine
The lumbar
muscles and their fascia
Nerves of the lumbar spine
Blood supply of the lumbar spine
Embryology and development
Age changes
in the lumbar spine
The sacroiliac joint
Low back pain
Instability
Radiographic Anatomy Appendix: Identification of the lumbar
vertebrae
Index
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Paperback, 324 pages, publication date: MAY-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10119-9
ISBN-10: 0-443-10119-1
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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